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Scotland's first university. Founded 1413.

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Researchers at St Andrews are part of a world-class team awarded a major BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger grant to explore one of nature’s most intriguing mysteries: how animals sense the Earth’s magnetic field.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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New research from the University of St Andrews has discovered how Incas used Andean balance scales called 'wipi' and ancient string knot writing known as ‘khipus’, in association with sacred, animate landscapes

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November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Seal milk is more complex than human milk, containing 332 different sugar molecules, opposed to 250 in humans, challenging previously held assumptions that human milk is uniquely complex amongst mammals. 🦭🍼🥳

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November 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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The University of St Andrews and Universität Bonn have named three new joint professors under their Joint Academic Appointments Scheme.

Congratulations to Kathryn Rudy, Karin Peters and Thomas Döring. 🙌

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November 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Graduating students, friends and family are welcome to attend our special graduation Thanksgiving Services in St Salvator's Chapel next week. 🎓

Join us at 9.30am on Tuesday and Wednesday, or watch via live stream.👇

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November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Come along to our virtual postgraduate open week from 24 to 28 November to learn about:

🎓 Schools and programmes
🫶 Student life
🏠 Accommodation
📝Application process
💷 Fees, funding and scholarships

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November 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Fishing, foraging, and the fight to save African penguins - read our latest Research Spotlight, featuring Jacqui Glencross. 🐧

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November 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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We can't wait for Winter Graduation in St Andrews next Tuesday and Wednesday. 🎓 🙌

Find out everything you need to know, from when the ceremonies are taking place to how to watch online ⬇️

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November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Leading women in justice & journalism to be honoured at Winter Graduation. 🎓

Former Lord Justice Clerk The Right Honourable Lady Dorrian & broadcaster Kirsty Young will join around 820 students graduating on Dec 2 & 3.

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November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A new study has found that Critically Endangered African penguins are significantly more likely to forage in the same areas as commercial fishing vessels during years of low fish abundance.

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November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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The St  Andrews Chronicles, one of the most important manuscript histories of Scotland, is going on public display for the first time in its 500-year history, at the University's Wardlaw Museum.

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November 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Read how St Andrews rowers and Saints Sport's coastal rowing programme helped power Team GB to sprint success in the 2025 World Rowing Beach Sprint Finals in Antalya, Türkiye.👇

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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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"A total solar eclipse is a fully immersive shared experience — the light dims, the temperature drops, a breeze rustles, wildlife reacts, planets appear..."

Dr Deborah Kent shines a light on eclipse expeditions in this week's Research Spotlight.

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November 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🏆 Green Gown Award WINNER! Huge congratulations to the St Andrews Nature Networks project for winning in the Nature Positive category. 🌿 Check out the project here👇
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November 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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Join us today for our online undergraduate Visiting Day from 12-5pm. 🫶

Explore the admissions process, hear from current students, meet with academic School representatives and discover what St Andrew has to offer our undergraduate community. 👇

https://ow.ly/60Ki50Xmsmf

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November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Congratulations to our alumna Jasmine Mitchell, medicine graduate star baker, and now Champion of the Great British Bake Off! 🍰 ⭐ 🏆

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November 4, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Hiding in plain sight. New research has uncovered a surprising evolutionary mechanism behind some animals’ trick of hiding in plain sight from predators.

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November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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"I am passionate about discovering more about nature and the fascinating ecology of the natural world. I absolutely love the creative challenge of a messy dataset!"

Read Dr Ali Johnston's Research Spotlight on our Staff News page. 👇

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November 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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"The implicit assumption seems to be that one parent has a lesser career and can look after the children, whilst the other does their work. For me, as a woman scientist, that does not fit."

Read our Research Spotlight on Dr Jess Hope. 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Hidden receipts, unknown printers and gold-tipped funeral poems. The University of St Andrews is celebrating 30 years of its global book hunting project, the Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC) @apettegree.bsky.social 📖🌍🥳

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October 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Professor Tom Shakespeare from London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine will give the 2025 Irvine Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Disability: what it is, and why it concerns everyone’. All welcome.

📍Booth Lecture, St Andrews
📅 Mon 3 Nov
🕰️ 5.30pm

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Irvine Memorial Lecture 2025: Professor Tom Shakespeare CBE FBA
The Irvine lectures were founded in 1954 by St Salvator’s College Council in memory of Sir James Colquhoun Irvine, Principal
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October 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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What is rights retention? What’s the difference between CC BY and CC BY-NC? How can I pay these publishing charges?

Find answers to these questions, and helpful tips, information guides, and videos at our Open Research blog. 👇

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October 24, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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The University has renewed its partnership with Rusacks St Andrews, extending a collaboration that celebrates the heritage, community, and competitive spirit at the Home of Golf.

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October 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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No place like foam - students gathered on Lower College Lawn for the annual Raisin Monday foam fight - one of the University's much-loved traditions!

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October 21, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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The Tabula Project preview opened last night at St Andrews Botanic Gardens.
Starting today, 3 online roundtables will explore how we rethink our perceptions of the climate crisis with artist & Greener Vision CEO Claire Haigh.
Learn more + register: https://ow.ly/2Vfm50XaTw8
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October 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM